The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-10-13
Democratic Platform.

The Democratic party of Ohio, in
convention assembled, hereby reiter-
ates its hearty, unqualified endorses
ment of the honest: patriotic and econ
omical Administration of Pre- ,ident
Cleveland.
We demand such judicious reduction
of the present bur.hensOme tariff as
shall result in producing revenue suf-
fcient only 10 meet the expenses of an
economical administration of the Gov
ernment. the payment of liberal pen-
sions to Union soldiers and sailors, and
the paymen: Of the interest and princi-
pal of the public debt ; and if necessary
we favor such reduction of internal
revenue. except on liquor, as will pre-
vent the accumulation Of a surplus in
the National Treasury.
We denounce any attempt to abolish
the tax on liquors FOR the purpose of
keeping up the present unjust, unequal
and onerous tsrif system.
We call attention to and affirm as
sound doctrine and policy the following
emphatic and patriotic language of
President Clereland "0ur public do
main is our NatioNal wealth, the earn
est of our growth and heritage OF our
people. 1t should promise timeless
velopment and riches. relief TO crowd
ing population and homes to thrift and
industry. These inestimable advan-
tages should be jealousy guarded, and
a careful and enlightened policy on
tho part Of the Government should Sc
cure them TO the people"
We demand that all lands of the Gov
ernment be held TO: actual settlers who
are citizens of the United States, and
ior those who declare their intention to
become such.
We are in hearty sympathy with all
people struggling to free themselves
from the environments cf d,spotism
and especially does the long and gal
liant struggle of Ireland for the price
less boon of home rule and the right of
manhood evoke our warmest applause
and commend our heartiest good wishes
for speedy success.
Labor, being the chief facter and
great ccnservator of free and liberal
institutions, should enjoy its full share
of the com mon benefits derived there
from therefore, we favor such re-
straints of the Capitalization and en-
croachment Of corporate power as will
bring the best possible protection to
honest labor and n, the same time con-
serv .ha -.erests of honstly employed
capital.
i've favor such legislation on the
question of immigration as will pre-
vent the landing. for permanent resi-
dence, Of aliens who are not willing to
declare their intention of becoming
citizens of the United States.
We declare our opposition to the
importation OF contract labor and we
demand speedy punishment of oil per-
sons melting riot and revolution against
Republican institutions.
We denounce the present Republi-
can State Administration as weak, par.
tisan, personal and unbusinesslike /; we
call upon the people Of Ohio to turn
out of power State government whose
only apparent mission is to augment
expenditures, multiply offices, create
deficiency and increase taxation with
the bankruptcy of the Treasury rs the
ultimate result we denounce the late
Republican Legislature for its coward
ly and hypocritical alliance through
intrigue with the Republican Board o.
Public Works and Republican Attor-
ney General in the scheme whereby
millions of dollars of property of the
State is to be transferred to corpora
tons interested in creating monopoly
of transportation without the State or
the people thereof receiving any bene-
fit thereirom.
We demand the fullest safeguards for
the ballot box, the punishment Of all
who seek to corrupt it, and the enact
ment of law making it IL felony for
corporations, capitalists and employers
to intimidate or attempt 10 control the
political action of their employees.
We favol home rule in the manage
ment and coniro! of municipal affairs,
and denounce the partisan acis passed
by the late Republican Legislature to
subserve the interests of scheening
politicians, and We demand the repeal
of all laws which deprive the electors
of the exercise Of theta
privileges.
The commercial and industrial IN
terests of the State require that equal
use of all transportation facilities be
secured to all, on equal terms, and we
demand that favorilism by common
carriers and the employ ment OF corpor
ators' franchises 10 foster moAopolies |
and Cypress the people be prohibited
by law, and ,hat pools, com 5inations,
trusts or conspicacies 10 corner or lore
stall the IN arket and 10 fetter and crush |
free competition, be suppressed.by leg
islation.
We declare in favor of prompt regu-.
ton of the liquor traffic, and believe it
to be the duty of all good citizens to aid
in reducing to minimum the evils re-
sulting therefrom, and to this en1 favor
the submission of an amendment to the
constitution providing for the license of
such taaiiic.
The platform was adopted without q
dissenting vote.
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